Alexander Bezak
Alexander Pavlovich Bezak was an Imperial [Russian Army] general. He commanded the Kiev [Military District] from 1865 to 1868, and simultaneously was Governor-General of the Southwestern Krai. During his time as the governor-general of the Southwestern Krai, he implemented civil and economic reforms, which included promoting the advancement of ethnic Russian bureaucrats and reducing the rights available to the Polish szlachta and Jews.